WASHINGTON -- The United States launched another round of strikes against Iran on Monday, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
"At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief's direction," the command said.(U.S.-Iran-Strikes)
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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the international community to "accelerate progress at scale and speed" in implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Speaking at the opening of the ministerial segment of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, Guterres said important progress has been made since the 2030 Agenda was launched a decade ago, marked by lower child and maternal mortality, greater access to social protection, safe drinking water, sanitation, electricity and the internet, faster declines in harmful practices like child marriage, and exponential growth in renewable energy.(UN-2030 Agenda)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday the U.S. "criminal and provocative" actions in the Strait of Hormuz have jeopardized regional peace and security.
Making the remarks in a phone call with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, Araghchi called on the international community to hold the United States accountable in that regard. (Iran-U.S.-Hormuz)
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BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday he hopes talks scheduled to be held in Rome on Tuesday and Wednesday will lead to the start of an Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
Aoun stressed that he would not compromise on the country's sovereign rights, saying the recently signed framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel confirms Israel has "no territorial ambitions in Lebanon." (Lebanon-Israel-Talks)
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CARACAS -- The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 4,561, and 16,740 people were injured, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Monday.
Rodriguez posted on his social media that 107 temporary camps had been set up and 20,231 people were in those shelters. He also said 17,907 people remained homeless, while 856 buildings had been damaged.
A total of 30,989 Venezuelan personnel, 30,692 volunteers and 2,471 international rescuers were deployed in affected areas, according to the update. (Venezuela-Quake-Toll)
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) will resume blockading maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on Tuesday, the command said Monday.
"The resumption of the U.S. blockade against Iran follows the initial implementation from April 13 to June 18," CENTCOM said in a post on X. "CENTCOM forces redirected more than 140 compliant vessels, disabled nine non-compliant ships, and allowed over 50 commercial vessels supporting humanitarian aid to pass through the blockade during the two-month period." (U.S.-Iran-Blocade) Enditem
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